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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Okay question for ungulate folks and/or geologists? Why would mineral licks in NE BC be disappearing? #minerallicks #ungulates #biology #geology #mystery

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Well that was one way to start my second day living on the island!

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I'm taking part in the Push Up Challenge this month to raise funds for mental health! Especially in the BC interior there is a real lack of access to resources for such services! If you're able we would love your support www.thepushupchallenge.ca/fundraiser/r...

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Listening to this right now! It's a great listen if you haven't read/listened already!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 29/01/2025

Conservation groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in protecting endangered orca whales, following the death of another newborn calf. via @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/orcas-ottawa...

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Orcas ‘in crisis’: feds sued over lack of protections | The Narwhal

Conservation groups want a federal emergency order to protect endangered whales

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Jurisdictional issues re the SARA lead to a lot of passing the buck as to who's responsibility it is, how much action will really be taken until really no action is taken... sad state of affairs for all listed species in Canada

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Maria (⌐■_■) @thatecologist.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Are any forest ecologists teaching a spatial ecology/spatial analysis/spatial statistics class online in the fall 2025 semester? #PhDsky #GIS #StatSky

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The IRCC immigration medical for Canada is $225 and you have to go to a physician who's on a special list... all they do is listen to your breath sounds?! And take your height and weight! That's it! They want to ensure you don't have TB, I'm pretty sure my family doctor of 3 years could do that...

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Looks like I'm taking a job in Victoria, BC! Which is to say, if you're in Victoria and know of anyone looking for roommates and/or a rental for March 1 let me know! TIA!

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Bonus points for papers on how these factors intersect with #humanwildlifeconflict

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Oooh for all the ungulate folks... if you were to give a talk about factors that drive migration behaviours in elk (stuff like plant phonology, density dependence, snow depth etc) what would be your favourite papers to reference?! #wildlife #elk #ungulatemigration

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

It's been a minute since I've printed a paper! Excited to read this one though! Maybe this is the answer to my career path queries!

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

This should be everyone's teaching philosophy! Equality =/= equity and, in fact, schools dogged obsession with equality instead of equity is what continues to perpetuate disparity

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

"It occurs to me that there are a lot of us in STEM fields who need to be thinking about our fields not as technical disciplines where problems need to be solved by any means at the students’ disposal, but as liberal arts where the path...to the solution is as important as the solution itself."

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

This, coupled with very infrequent range health assessments and even less frequent forage assessments, results in 'management' that is detached from current range condition which is a basic tenet of sustainable range ecology!

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Great report from FPB! This is such a common problem with range management in the province! There is very little follow up or enforcement of recommended management actions and compliance is basically a scouts honour system! www.bcfpb.ca/release-publ... #rangelandecology

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Range Practices and Government Enforcement on the Overton-Moody Range Unit - Forest Practices Board

Opportunities for government to enhance how it manages and enforces range activities, llowing a complaint investigation about cattle grazing practices near Grand Forks.

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

If you haven't yet submitted a presentation or poster for the grassland symposia there is still time! The call is open until Jan 25th! We would especially welcome presentations on relationships between grassland health and ungulate demography! cmiae.org/event/whats-...

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What’s the Future of Grasslands and Rangelands in the East Kootenay? > Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology

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TK @blueosmia.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

What softwares do people use to manage their insect databases? Im looking to set my lab up with a collections database. I have microsoft access in the past, but am curious if there is something better. Needs: *label creation *specimen tracking *easy data entry *modularity

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Has anyone ever gone through a recruitment process called topgrading?! Got any tips?! Ya girl is currently applying to a role that uses this process and i will take all the tips I can get! TIA

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Sobering story on the high rates of parasitic infections linked to poverty and neglect in the Mississippi Delta. This is not a developing country with limited resources. This is America. Most infectious diseases can make a comeback if sufficiently neglected. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Infrastructure neglect and poverty lead to parasites in the Mississippi Delta

New research suggests parasitic infections in US south are far more widespread than previously acknowledged

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Dr. Karmella Haynes @drkhaynes.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Happy first day of Kwanzaa to those who celebrate! Today we honor Umoja for unity.

Graphical representation of a kwanzaa kinara with the center candle lit for the principle Umoja (Unity)

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 20/12/2024

We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky. Help us gain our following back Follow Retweet Repeat Join the park side @altyellonatpark.org

Black wolf looking straight at the camera. Pine forest behind. Yellow eyes.

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

If someone could just tell me what to do with my career that would be grand... or yknow a Chrystal ball... anything hahaha

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Julie K. Young @drjuliekyoung.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

It was interesting to be a [small] part of this. I will have more to share in 2025 about our larger research project with range riding across 7 states! Washington range-riding programs lauded in report www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/l...

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Washington range-riding programs lauded in report

A study led by Colorado State University praises two range-rider programs in northeast Washington, finding the programs are likely helping to reduce conflicts between wolves and livestock. The Departm...

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Just read this article... I will say as someone currently in the job market AB has a lot more postings, it is cheaper there and the jobs do seem to pay well. It doesn't help that in BC if you live outside lower mainland/the island/Okanagan services are much fewer 1/2 www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7414566

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Campaign urges skilled labour to 'Stay with B.C.' to counter efforts from Alberta

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

This is only 4/6 muleys that were in the yard this morning! I shooed them away like cows 😅 deer around town can be aggressive to dogs so I try to shoo them before I let Findlay out!

Four mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) stand in the snow under large fir trees in the foreground with a fence and my neighbour's house behind them

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Margaret Hughes @margaretthughes.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Excited to announce the publication of the first chapter of my PhD in Biological Conservation! We evaluated individual behavioral variation and its implications for delineating intraspecific units for the conservation of caribou. Read more here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

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CrankyGoat 🇨🇦 @crankygoat.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

History of Vancouver Island is an interesting amalgamation of First Nations and European culture and heritage. Archaeological records reflect presence of First Nations people for at least 13,800 years, long before Captain Cook’s arrival in 1778… #CrankyGoat www.indigenousbc.com/places-to-go...

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Vancouver Island | Indigenous Tourism BC

The Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwakaw’akw people have long navigated the waters of the Pacific Ocean around Vancouver Island.

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Kevin Kretsch (DrKev) @kevinkretsch.com · 12/12/2024

“Niche” Is pronounced “neesh” not “nitch”. Thanks for coming to my Kev talk. 👍🏻

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/12/2024

PLEASE do not feed raw milk to your cats. Or your kids. Or yourself. #H5N1

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Grant Hamilton 🐨 @ecologygrant.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Are you a scientist that analyses/creates models using data from cameras, acoustics, drones or satellites to understand biodiversity? Join the Biodiversity Monitoring starter pack. Point me to your research to be added. ECRs and PhDs welcome! 🧪🌏 #AI #conservation go.bsky.app/eFMQQX

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Reminds me of work by Tim Van Deelen on earn-a-buck programs!

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Excellent quote in this episode! "The North American model was not built with something as significant as a disease threatening" in mind! Speaking to hunter willingness to harvest with a goal of population decline! Playing from 1:18:23 open.spotify.com/episode/06Tb...

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Episode 038 - CWD Management Part 1

Deer University · Episode

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

If you were going to buy just one book on #wildlifehealth out of the ones below, which would you pick?! Or is there another one I'm missing...

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

If you were gonna write a letter to the minister urging them to dedicate resources to #CWD monitoring and response, what would your top things to include be?!

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Anywho... if anyone happens to see another posting for a disease ecology assistant/tech let your girl know!

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Saves job alert on LinkedIn for Wildlife Jobs What LinkedIn shows me: general practitioner, registered nurse What LinkedIn does not show me: Research Assistant Disease Ecology dept of veterinary sciences 🙃🙃🙃

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

When I hear Canadians complain about healthcare here and say that the US has a better system I don't think they have any idea what the US system actually is! Yikes!

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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

And hopefully they got paid. "Volunteer" position are a form of exploitation.

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Professor friends, what questions should someone anticipate being asked during a short, online, first-round interview for a TT job at an R1 university? Note: I am genuinely #AskingForAFriend. I love ENGO work! #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky 🧪

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Rhiannon Kirton @rhikirton.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Not mentioned by BCWF... around 40% of our elk herds in the East Kootenays have lost their migration behaviour and are classified as resident elk. These resident elk largely congregate on irrigated agricultural fields in high densities... they do, however, interact with migratory elk in winter

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